Fastener



W. W.1|LLARD.

FASTENER.

APPL1CAT1m1 HLED m1111114, 1919.

1,328,628, Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

WILLIAM WILMOT JILLARD, F PHILADELYHIA, EENNSYLVANIA.

FASTENER.

Application filed March 14, 1918,

To all whom t may concern:

lic it known 'that l, lllrmirasi WrLMo'r Sinn/inn, a citizen the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

have invented Fasteners, ef which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fasteners, and particularly to a type of fastener which may be employed for the fastening of collars and the like. @ne object of my invention is to furnish a fastening device which may be used in place of the old type of collar button, and which may be permanently attached to the collar band of a shirt, such fastener being so formed as not to interfere with the proper laundrying of the shirt. Another object is to supp-ly a fastener f the sort specified which, though permanently attached to the shirt, does not interfere with the use in said shirt of collar buttons of the old type, should such use be desired. A still further object is to furnish a fastener of simplified form and relatively low cost which may be used generally as a fastening means, which is easily and permanently attached to the article in connection with which it is being used, and which in any connection insures absolute comfort and maximum efficiency to the user.

1n the accompanying drawings: n

Figures 1 and 3 are views in perspective illustrating one form of my fastener;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the fastener shown in Figs. 1 and 3;

Fig. 4C is a view showing a section of the collar band of a shirt at the front with the fastener attached;

Fig. 5 is a view of a section of a collar band at the rear illustrating the fastener 40 attached thereto;

Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to those of Figs. 4 and 5 respectively but illustrating the use of collar buttons of the old type in shirts to which my fastener is attached;

Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of a garter upon which my fastener is employed as the garter and the stocking retaining means;

Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of a modified forni of my fastener; and

Fig. 10 is a view in end elevation of the fastener shown in Fig. 9.

As illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the body of the fastener is substantially anchor shaped and flat, it being stamped preferably 55 from a metal sheet of the thickness desired.

The fastener comprises a substantially cres- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

semi No. 282,650.

cent shaped head, 1, from the concave dge f which a curved or bent shank, 2 entends, said shank being so dispersed that the outer end thereof is oset with respect to the short axis, -x, of the head, 1, said outer end lying substantially opposite to or above one cf the projecting tips 9, of the crescentic head, as clearly indicated in lFig. 2. the present instance, 1 have shown that portion of the shank adjo'iiing the head, l, extending for a short distance substantially perpendicular to the long axis, g/ y, of the head; but shortly bending away fromthis aerpendicular the shank 9., extends at an angle thereto in such manner that its outer extremity is located at one side of the short axis, .9c- 50, of the head. This outer extremity 3, of the shank is bent over so to eX- tend substantially at right angles to the plane of the body of the fastener.

Figs. 4e and 5 illustrate the manner which the fastener is attached respectively at the front and the rear of the colla band of a shirt in which positions they are adapted to the work of retaining a collar in place. In attaching the fastener at the front of the band, 4, two eyelets, 5 and G, are formed in the collar band, their location being above the button hole, 7, formed for the reception of a collar button of the old type. These eyelets are formed preferablyv only in the outer layers of the material of the collar band so that a protective layer of cloth is left between the fastener and the skin of the wearer. The shank, 2, is inserted into the eyelet, 5, the bent out end, 3, of the shank extending through the eyelet, 6, said end then being beaded over so as to pinch the material of the shirt and thereby hold the fastener permanently aliiXed to the shirt. The fastener is so located in the collar band that the outer end of the button hole, 7, coincides with the recess, S, formed between the proj ecting end, 9, of the head of the fastener and the shank, 2, such disposition serving the dual purpose of permitting the use of collar buttons of the old type without interference from the fastener, and at the same time furnishing a reinforcement for the button hole should such collar button be employed. Fig. 6 illustrates the use of a collar button of the old type in a shirt equipped with the fastener, and it will be apparent that because of the eXtreme flatness and disposition of the fastener there is no resulting interference.

ity oit' the shank ln attaching the fastener at the back of the collar band, as illustrated in Fig. 5, it is only necessary, in shirts of the usual type, to form one eyelet, l0, the shank being` inserted irst through the button hole, ll, formed for the reception of a button et the old type. As in the trent, the end, 3, of the shank extends out through the eyelet, l0, and is beaded over to pinoli the material ot the collar band. ln normal position, shown in Fig. 5, the head, l, or the fastener is centered below the button hole, 1l, the location of the eyelet, l0, together 'ith the set feature or the end, 3, ot

ne shank being such as to aceoniplish such centerins. lflhen, however, it is desired to use the elo. type collar button, the head oit the fastener may be moved to the position shown in 7, in which position it is removed :trom any possible interference With said button.

ln 9 l have illustrated a mooiiied form oit fastener, in which the outer er rem.- "l is perforated. ln attaehing this fastener to the collar the shank is inserted in the material, as before, but instead oi the headed over extremity ot the shank, stitches are taken through the material and through the perforation, l2, in said extremity, thereby taeking the fastener to the material. ln this case have shown the shank 2a, bent slightly ont of the plane of the head of the fastener, and the tips, 9, et the crescent shaped head bent out in C irection reverse ot' that ot the shank, thereby better accommodating the various layers of the material to which it may be attached.

My fastener is made preferably ot a noncorroding metal, such as nickel-silver, sterling silver, or gold Filled mixtures, thus eliminating the possibility of the formation oi rust when the shirt is Washed. n this connection, the fastener does not interfere in any Way With the proper laundrying et the shirt since it lies substantially fiat and may he put through any Washing machine or Wringer. rEhe many advantages ot a icastener of this type Will be apparent. Being smooth and flat it cannot dig` into the neck orP the wearer and gives absolute comfort, While the feature ot its permanent connection guarantees its presence at all times,

since, like the ordinary button, it cannot be mislaid or lost. Further, the old type collar button may be nsed with the same facility in shirt equipped WitlA these fasteners as in a shirt which lacks this equipment, While the simplicity of the device and the ease with which it may he attached to any article it an invaluable asset.

be understood that the use of the l s not limited to collars since it may he used to advantage upon numerous artieles, y in man;v eases it sill be found to he a rat improvement over the i ener.A n 8 l ier employed in connection With vhioh connecf'on it is partcula minable L the meV ployed may be done an` b e l leed by a abricl flap,

l. A garment fastener comprising a substantially crescentic, flat head, a shank estendine l head.

Jrom the concave edge ot sai r extremity oi said shanl beinf and lying substantially opposite et the projecting tips of said crescenti and means at rmd outer extremity shank 'for ener comprising a subitantiallv crt.1 iiat head, a shank eX- tending from the center of concave edge oit said head, the base portion ot said shank lying along the short airis of said head and the outer portion ot the shank being oilset laterally from said base portion, and means the outer extremity ot said outer portion for securing the fastener to a garment.

lVl'LLLaM llllila'l JILLARD 

